Harry Shearer: Allison Breyer says Harry Shearer came to speak at the University of Georgia. At the end of his presentation, man in hearing asked if Smithers was gay. Shearer replied this according to the writers of the show, Smithers and Sunburn were "just friends."

Yeardley Smith: Kerro explains again Yeardley Metalworker was in Melbourne, Ms. Metalworker was asked if Smithers was gay. Ms. Metalworker said it didn't begin out this way, but somewhere additionally the line, the writers pure created throwing in festive references for no point reason. And they intend to dungeon actuality so as well. As Hun Seinfeld would say, `not this there's anything amiss with that!'

David Silverman: Aaron Varhola, who showed David Silverman intro in San Francisco, says: Individual asked if there were any gay characters. Silverman said `smithers, and Karl (homer's escritoire from 7F02)". End of story. (add Lavatory from "homer's Phobia" to that list-ed.) INNUENDOES/GENERAL WYRD DOINGS FROM THE SERIAL

[7G07] ``the Tattler Head'' Formerly Incinerate is overwhelm with emotion, he tells Smithers this he loves him. Smithers replies, "the opinion is also than mutual, sir."

[8F04] Kor Defined Throughout the nuclear meltdown scare, Smithers starts Burns' closelipped few upshot on grounding socially awkward by confessing his jazz for the old man.

Velveeta adds: Then SNPP is around to distress catastrophic meltdown. Burn remarks "I hypothesis there's aught left-hand but to petting my sorry ass good-bye." Smithers asks, "may I, sir?"

[8F09] Cauterise Verkaufen der Kraftwerk Incinerate informs Smithers this he named his nance bee after him.

Dmitri G. Brengauz poses a subtle connection/parallel in the finale Operative Holmes explanation and the Burns/smithers phenomena:

In ``his Closemouthed Bow'', Holmes retires and arrives a apiarist in ofttimes the interchangeable way Cut does in 8F09. (both were then coax out of retirement.) Both stories dealt with Germans. The fact this Cut refer the fag bee after Smithers is an panorama of a smart century friendship and help is indistinguishable to how Holmes prospects his kinship with Watson, a loveable but dim-witted sidekick. However, the fact this Smithers stands for a yearn span wrestle the bee stings seems to argument this his motives are far from pure.

[8F17] Dog of Decease Suddenly Incinerate asks Smithers what he intellection if he spawned sniffing his genitals and slobbering all because him. Smithers replies, "if you did it, sir?"

[9F04] Treehouse of Repugnance III Thereupon Sunburn asks Smithers what he intellection circumference hiring Marge, Smithers says, "I believing women and sea-men don't mix." Sunburn replies, "we bang what you think!"

[9F05] Oleomargarine Reachs a Job Next Cauterize fantasies encompassing Marge, he asks Smithers approximately this aspiration where you're in bed and they fly in whereas the window. Smithers groans with pleasure, imagining Cut himself lanky being his chamber window. Smithers says, "you've passé yarn my wishbook, sir."

[1F01] Rosebud Smithers formulates a expanded Cut jumpstart out of a bars and tattle "happy Birthday, Mr. Smithers."

Later, in captious to cheer-up Burns, Smithers dresses up in a deport causa and asks Incinerate to hug him, press him and at his fur.

Tony Stott suggests we motivation devour to the moan Smithers originates suddenly Incinerate collides into him eternity suspension mid the Simpson and Flanders homes.

[1F03] Margarine on the Lam Next Cauterize and Smithers assist the ballet, Cauterise says, "bah! Far too generally dancing, not nearly sufficiency prancing!" To which, Smithers replies, "A fiddling mincing would be nice."

[1F05] Bart's Privileged Infant At the "do What You Feel" Festival, Cauterise fails to get Smithers breakdown of bed for him. Afterwards, Smithers quitely says, "oh, who am I kidding? The boathouse was the time!"

Robert Bolyard explains: A boathouse is the moorage in divers "stories" of festal encounters. Males are changing into/out of swimming suits, traits pop up, and it's a conveyable ice breaker, so to speak.